Out of a Dream (Reba McEntire album)

Out of a Dream is the second studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire.^[1] It was released on August 27, 1979, through Mercury Records. The first single from the album, Last Night, Ev'ry Night, was McEntire's first top 30 hit, and the fourth single from the album, a cover of "Sweet Dream", was her first top 20 hit. Out of a Dream includes the song "Daddy", which is the first song written by McEntire to be included on one of her albums, and a cover of the Christine Kittrell song "I'm A Woman".

Out of a Dream
Studio album by Reba McEntire
Released	August 27, 1979
Recorded	March 1978 – February 7, 1979
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee) Sound Stage (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	29:54
Label	Mercury
Producer	Jerry Kennedy
Reba McEntire chronology
Reba McEntire (1977) Out of a Dream (1979) Feel the Fire (1980)
Alternative cover
Singles from Out of a Dream
"Last Night, Ev'ry Night" Released: September 1978 "Runaway Heart" Released: February 1979 "That Makes Two of Us" Released: June 1979 "Sweet Dreams" Released: September 1979 "(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then" Released: December 1979

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Out of a Dream was released in CD format twice, the second time with alternate album artwork. Despite some success with the singles released, the album did not chart on Billboard.^[2]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then"	Jerry Fuller	February 6, 1979	2:33
2.	"Daddy"	Reba McEntire	February 7, 1979	3:05
3.	"Last Night, Ev'ry Night"	Bob Morrison Jim Zerface Bill Zerface	March 1978	2:59
4.	"Make Me Feel Like a Woman Wants to Feel"	Dana Collins	February 7, 1979	2:38
5.	"That Makes Two of Us" (with Jacky Ward)	Fuller	August 1978	2:55

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Sweet Dreams"	Don Gibson	February 7, 1979	2:59
2.	"I'm a Woman"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	February 7, 1979	3:48
3.	"Rain Fallin'"	Charlie Black	February 6, 1979	3:17
4.	"Runaway Heart"	Paul Harrison	March 7, 1978	2:56
5.	"It's Gotta Be Love"	Terry Skinner J. L. Wallace	February 7, 1979	2:44

Personnel

Adapted from the album credits.^[3]

• Billy Buett – banjo
• Jerry Carrigan – drums, percussion
• Gene Chrisman – drums, percussion
• Johnny Christopher – guitar
• Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
• Hoyt Hawkins – backing vocals
• The Jordanaires – backing vocals
• Mike Leech – bass
• Gordon Kennedy – guitar
• Jerry Kennedy – guitar
• Millie Kirkman – backing vocals
• The Shelly Kurland Strings – strings (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
• Reba McEntire – lead and backing vocals
• Neal Matthews – backing vocals
• Laverna Moore – backing vocals
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano, keyboards
• Henry Strzelecki – bass
• Gordon Stoker – backing vocals
• Pete Wade – guitar
• Ray C. Walker – backing vocals
• Jacky Ward – lead vocals (5)
• Bergen White – string and flute arrangements (1, 3, 5, 6, 9)
• Trish Williams – backing vocals

Production

• Bob Defrin – art direction, design (remastered edition)
• Jerry Kennedy – producer
• Ken Kim – photography
• Brent King – assistant engineer
• Gary N. Mayo – digital remastering
• Mike Psanos – assistant engineer
• MC Rather – mastering
• Jim Schubert – art direction, design
• Tom Sparkman – engineer
• Tommy Strong – assistant engineer
• Traci Werbel – project coordinator

Charts

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Last Night, Ev'ry Night"[4]	Country Singles	28
1979	"Runaway Heart"[4]	Country Singles	36
	"That Makes Two of Us"[4]	Country Singles	26
	"Sweet Dreams"[4]	Country Singles	19
1980	"(I Still Long To Hold You) Now And Then"[4]	Country Singles	40